Former S.A. speedster second in 100 for world team berth

Could former Southwest High School sprint sensation Marshevet Myers win a medal at the IAAF World Championships?

It wouldn’t be out of the question, considering the way she powered to a second-place finish in the 100 meters Friday night in Eugene, Ore.

Emboldened by a fast start, California’s Carmelita Jeter motored to the victory at the the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Jeter ran a wind-aided 10.76 for her second national title in the 100 in three years. Getting out of the blocks a little slower than the winner, Myers neverthless looked strong in running 10.83. Miki Barber was third at 10.96.

All three earned trips to the world championships, opening Aug. 27 in Daegu, Korea.

Though the times were wind-aided, it was the third sub-10.90 race for Myers this month.

She ran 10.86 on June 4 in Eugene. She went 10.87 in the first round at nationals Thursday night and then added the 10.83 in trying to win what would have been her first national title.

Myers, formerly Marshevet Hooker, is well known in San Antonio track and field circles. A 2003 graduate of Southwest High School, she still holds city records in the 100, the 200 and the long jump.

A hamstring injury kept her from running in the UIL state meet in her senior year at Southwest. But in 2001 and 2002 she won a total of five gold medals at state, including back-to-back 100-meter titles.